Hermana Bloxham - Can you believe it's actually Christmas!?

Hey everyone!

Well, it hasn't even been a whole week since last letter, but guess
what!? Rosa said she wants to get baptized! We haven't set a date yet
but we know that she wants to. She just has to read the Book of Mormon
and gain a testimony because we don't want her to just get baptized
because she wants because it's baptism. We want her to be truly ready!
But we are soooo excited! We have been teaching her for a while, her
and her three little girls. Her oldest Maria is 11 and she has
down-syndrome so we don't know if she will get baptized, the next is
10 and her name is Zada and the youngest is 9 and her name is Zula.
They are so cute! We finally got them to open up and ask us questions
that have been hindering their progression and it was an amazing
lesson. Everyone in the branch loves them all too! It's the perfect
situation!

Yesterday was a really cool experience for me. In branch counsel our
branch president asked us all what we would give to our savior if we
were there when he was born, or what would we tell him? I was last and
got to really think about it before I gave my answer. As I was sitting
there, I thought, what would I really give? Something that was
important to me of course, but what was really the most important? I
thought, Would I give him my scriptures, to show him how much I have
cherished his word, or would I give him my picture book and show him
how much I cherish my family, or is that stuff even good enough? I
finally came to the conclusion that I would do as Peter said, and I
would leave everything I have and follow him. I would follow all of
his commandments, I would serve him, and I would support him in
everything he did. I would truly give my all. So why am I not doing
that right now? I challenge all of you to ask yourself this question
and really think about what you have to give, and give it all to him.
I promise you that you will see a huge difference in your lives. You
will feel his love 100 fold and you will Change.

I love you so much and I love the savior. I love this time of year as
a missionary and the opportunity I have to give my all, not only to
the Savior, but to all of the people here in New York. I am so
thankful that The Lord was born and that he died for me and for all of
you.

I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and truly feel the love of
your savior in this week that is coming.

I love you!

Hermana Jessica Bloxham :)

Caroling in Yonkers

Elder Bloxham - Hello family :)

There are so many things i want to talk about today, but i'm just going to limit it to a few things because of time. But i wanted to start by saying how amazing our mission conference was!! Oh my goodness, it was the most amazing Christmas program I have even been apart of! They had music and parts for different missionaries to share, but it seriously built my testimony of the Savior so much!! Just like in "I know that my redeemer lives". "I know that my Redeemer lives, what comfort this sweet sentence gives. HE LIVES, he lives who once was dead, HE LIVES, our ever living head. He lives all glory to his name, HE LIVES my Savior still the same, HE LIVES and while he lives i'll sing, he lives, our prophet, Priest and King." We sang this song at the end of the meeting, and i couldn't even finish because i was crying.. It was so amazing. And as i sang those words, the spirit testified that HE LIVES!!! Jesus Christ lives, and is with us every single day. What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He comforts in times of need, in times we feel alone, he is there, and will be forever. I love him so much and i can't believe i honestly have this opportunity to serve him every single day. What an honor it is.

I love the Christmas season, and how we can talk about Christ in every single second of every day, and let people feel the Holy Ghost. It's absolutely amazing.

I was reading in Luke chapter 2, when Christ was born. When i read it, it makes me realize that he started in a bad place, and it was at the very beginning! There was no room at the inn, so they went to a stable and wrapped him in swaddling clothes. He wasn't born in a nice place, but he was born to wonderful parents who loved him dearly. He grew so fast and helped so many people. He loves us individually, and knows us by name. HE LIVES, and if you get scared at any time of your life, know that he was too. He was alone, "Why hast thou forsaken me", and had to deal with it alone. But we don't. Christ is there. Just knock!

I love you all and i hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!

Love,

        Elder Bloxham

Hermana Bloxham - One week until Christmas!

Hola familia y amigos!

I don't really know what to talk about today! This week has been
pretty slow.. It's been really hard to teach people these last couple
weeks. Everyone is just busy doing their own thing and don't really
have time for anything else. Most of our members have been inviting us
over and everything now, a lot more than before, so that's good! They
are really willing to have us over for at least some hot chocolate and
cake haha.


On Friday we got to talk to Oriana by herself and it was awesome. She
really had stuff that she needed to talk to us about that she couldn't
when her kids were around. So, we got to answer her questions and
share a message specific to her. It was really nice! We also have been
having Zumba classes for the past 2 weeks! It has been so much fun!
The first time we had 3 members come and each one brought a non-member
or less-active friend with them! It was awesome! And then we always
play basketball after haha. It's the best!!

We have also gotten "grounded" to our apartments because of the snow.
They won't let us drive in it! It's like not even bad at all, but they
want us to be safe. You know us Utah drivers are fine but the NY
people are not doin to well in the snow haha. We had to stay inside on
Saturday and all day yesterday! We had appointments and everything,
but we had to cancel them.. It was sad!

Today we had transfers! I'm staying in White plains for the 5th
transfer! That's like 8 months! It's crazy! There must be something
that I need to do here! Probably see Oriana get baptized! (I hope)
haha. But ya, Sister Livingston and I are staying together for another
one and we will get to spend Christmas together here and with all the
people I love so much!

I am so blessed this Christmas season to be able to remember our
savior Jesus Christ and his birth. But also to remember his life and
that he will return. I love my savior and redeemer Jesus Christ so
much and I am immensely blessed to be able to share the love I have
for Him and his love for everyone, with the people in NY during this
Christmas season. I hope you can all remember our savior during this
amazing time of year and always. I love you so much!

Love,

Hermana Jessica Bloxham :)

Elder Bloxham - Hello Family!!

This was a great week!!! There are so many wonderful things happening and it gets me so excited for this white christmas we will be having :)

 

I know i don't talk a lot about our investigators, but this week, it will be all about them! :) First we have Ed Heindl. Brother Heindl has been prepared by the lord to receive the gospel. A couple months ago his wife passed away. She was a member, but wasn't very active. He never felt the need to go to church, he felt like organized religion was a waste of time. But when his wife died, he felt like something was missing in his life. He organized the funeral service through the church, and that was his first mistake ;) Everybody that was there was so nice to him, and would do whatever helped him. He was very pleased with the service, so he wanted to find out why Mormons were so nice and happy. He started investigating and figuring it out by himself. He would show up to church quietly, and would sneak out quietly. He was just watching. Members were talking with him and helping him still, fellowshipping, but when we went up to talk to him he said he was ok... Then one wonderful sunday, he came up to us and said that when we have some free time, we could come over. He is amazing, and we feel he will be baptized on the 28th of this month. Please please please keep him in your prayers, he needs this more than ever and it will help him out so much!

 

Bonnie is also somebody that we are preparing for baptism this month. She was a media referral and all she wanted was a bible. So we show up and when she answered the door, she defensively said "i already have my own church." So before the door was closed I hurry and said, "But we are here to give you your bible!" She opened it up a crack and said, "oh.. hold on." :) ever since then, she's been hooked!! She is amazing and so humble!!

 

Lanetta and Davianna are also close. they are amazing and have grown so much over the past month! I love them so much!!!

 

That is pretty much the solid people that are willing to grow the most :) Keep the prayers coming for them, and help us have a white christmas :)

 

I am so excited for Christmas!!! Thinking about how amazing it will be just gets me even more pumped! Because Christ is the center of everything we talk about, I have taken this December to study the Atonement and try to understand everything i can about it! There are so many things to study about it, and i'm excited to learn about it even more!

 

I love you all so so so much and i'm thankful for all the support!

 

Love,

        Elder Bloxham

Hermana Bloxham - Another week!

Hola! Buenos días! Hey everybody!

Well, this has been a crazy week! On Saturday we had our mission
devotional for Christmas! The entire mission got together, all 261 of
us! Isn't that crazy!? We had a musical program and Sister Livingston
played the violin and Elder Hurst in my district sang and Sister Cole
was in the Choir and lots of other people haha. It was amazing! The
spirit was so strong and it really just felt like Christmas Day! It
was so good to see all of my old companions and friends from my old
districts! It was awesome! "Where two or three are gathered in my
name, there will I be in the midst of them"- (Matthew 18:20) I wonder
what it is like if there are 261 gathered in His name... Haha

Well, a little update on the investigators... Oriana and her daughter
Ariam are doing pretty well. We can't get them to come to church or
commit to a baptismal date because Oriana's husband, Vidal, isn't
ready yet. We really need him to start listening to the lessons in
order for the girls to progress! Will you guys please help us out and
send a few prayers for them? That would be amazing!

Adelita.. She's like pretty old and we don't know if she is
remembering what we have taught her or not haha. We'll have to see!
She is awesome! She needs to find a new job that she can work more
often because she can't pay the people she is living with right now...

I have learned so much humility from these people on my mission. It's
incredible that they truly have nothing and they still give everything
that they have to the missionaries! I hope that one day I can be like
them! I think that this is why I am serving the Hispanic culture on my
mission! They are so loving and giving and humble. They truly are as
little children, like in the scripture in Mosiah 3:19 that says "we
should become as little children, meek, humble , submissive, patient,
full of love, willing to submit to all things which The Lord seeth fit
to inflict upon him, even as a child doth summit unto his father."

I hope that we can all put off the natural man and become clean
through the atonement of Jesus Christ and become as little children. I
love you all so much and I am so thankful for all of your love and
support!

Love,

Hermana Jessica Bloxham :)

Pictures of the snow!

Look at our skills! Haha we switched dollops haha

Elder Bloxham - Hello!!!! :)

This week has been sooo different!! So many things are happening in the worst ways!! People falling off date, not coming to church, and cars getting stolen! it's the calm before the storm i hope... We will see soon!!

I have been reading the New Testament and trying to get through it so i can know more and can actually talk to people about it. And i hate to say it, but i love it so much! I always told Elder Elquist when he was training me that i didn't want to read it, i already know whats in it yada yada yada... But little did i know, that i learn just as much from it as i do from the Book of Mormon. That is why they go hand in hand!! I am in Luke now, and i've been learning so much! It's so awesome! i also study from the Book of Mormon every day because i just love it so darn much.

Elder Litster is so awesome!!! Ohh my gosh, i've been blessed beyond ever because he is so awesome. We talk about how we would never have been friends if we had met before, but now that we are companions, we are like best friends! It's so awesome!!!!! He is kicking butt riding the bikes, and he is also learning so much and asking awesome questions, always looking to be better!

The snow is cold, and the humidity just makes it that much colder! It cuts right through you!!! We got stuck walking around through the snow for 3 hours on Wednesday because we couldn't bike on the icy roads. But i loved it and it gave me a ton of time to get to know Elder Litster that much better :)

Thats pretty much it from the Eastern front. Seeya!!!

Godspeed

Love, Elder Bloxham

Hermana Bloxham - Halfway done! :(

Hey family and friends!!
This week has been a pretty good week! We had a really good experience
last night. We got a call from one of our members that she needed help
with her visiting teaching right then. Luckily we had a lesson cancel
and we had time to go help her! We went over to another members house
and taught the visiting teaching message for the month about the life
of Christ and how it has helped our lives. I had a really cool
experience that I felt like I should talk about the mother of Christ
and how she was an amazing example of the type of mother we could be
and how we can learn from Christ that his mother was amazing. She had
tears in her eyes as she shared her fears that her son wouldn't grow
up to be strong in the church and that she is trying really hard to
become better and she is trying her best to help her son be the best
he can be. It was a huge testimony to me that the spirit truly puts
words into our mouths and we can make a difference in the peoples
lives that we work with.
With Oriana this week we talked about repentance and we got to talk
about how through our trials the Savior can lift us up and lift us out
of our problems if we let him. Just like in the scripture in 3 Nephi
27:14 that says that Christ was put upon this earth with a purpose and
that purpose came from God. His purpose was to be lifted up upon the
cross so that we can have the chance to be lifted up to the father to
be judged of our works. I know that that is true because I can feel
and look back on the times that he has lifted me up way past what I
have been before. And for that I am so grateful because without him we
would all have to live in our sin and never be able to know complete
joy.
I love our savior and I know that he was our perfect example and that
through him we can feel complete joy and happiness. This Gospel will
help us through every hard time we have because our Heavenly Father
and Jesus Christ love us so much that they don't want us to suffer if
we will just let them help.

I love you all so much and want you to know that I couldn't do this
without all of your help and prayers.

Love,

Hermana Jessica Bloxham :)

Elder Bloxham - From D-Town!!!!!!

Hello family!! So good to hear from you :) We have been having so many miracles happening in Dayton and i love it so much! And as i told you last week, I have another son :) His name is Elder Litster, from.... Tooele, Utah!!! He is so awesome!!!! We have figured out that we are completely opposite. We pretty much have nothing in common, we like to do all of the different things, but we have one thing in common... We love to share the gospel. He is a computer nerd that went to school for computer science, and is way way way into computer and all sorts of video games. He is 23 years old, and learned to ride his bike a week before entering the MTC. Crazy right!?!?!? Now i can't use the term, it's just like riding a bike. Because he hardly knows how!! It's great though because now i get to teach him. The bike that he started on was too big for him, so you will never guess what happened.... Wait you probably did.. He fell off. 3 times. So i was like alright Elder, do you have money? And he said yeah, so i told him, we are getting you a bike that fits you. We immediately went to the bike shop, bought him a bike that fits, and then we went back to the bike training. He now know's how to start on his bike, and also stop! He's making great progress. He says this yesterday, "It's starting to feel like driving a car, where i hardly have to think about turning, i just do it now." He falls off when he turns, he falls off when he starts, and he falls off when he stops. It's hilarious. Luckily he can laugh about it because i laugh everytime i see it happen. I always ride in front of him and i hear, "oh crap!" (bike crashing and body hitting the ground) So i turn around and help him up. He's slowly learning, but there are angels riding the bike with him everywhere he goes so that is amazing. :)

           I have learned a lot of patience this week. He is awesome, so it makes it okay that he struggles. We get along so good, and we love to work hard together. But i realized that i could rush him, tell him to ride faster, and make him hate it. Or, i could go at his pace and help him to love it. I have taken that route because i realize it's going to be a long mission if he hates riding his bike the whole time. :) I guess that is why God has allowed me to train him!! As well as him training me :)

      For thanksgiving we went to dinner with all the "Homo's" Says Mario. We went to the convention center downtown where they feed all the homeless people or people who just want to eat on thanksgiving :) That was us, with Brother Smith and Rob "Mario". Mario calls them Homo's because he cant say his "B's" and he is trying to say Hobo's. It's hilarious!! Speaking of Homo dinners, we have dinner with Mario tomorrow and we are having Homo dinners!! (Hobo dinners) ((tin foil dinners)) 

      

      Thank you so much for your love and support!!!!

 

Godspeed!!!

 

-Elder Bloxham

Mario is a member, and he is 47 years old, but has the mental capacity of a 6 year old. He is sooooooo awesome, i can't wait till you come here to meet him in a year. He sends Pday raps, where he records a voicemail and sends it to us and plays music and sings and raps to it, it's so funny :) we also pray with him every night, he calls us and says, who's turn tonight :) haha

Hermana Bloxham - A day in the life...

Well this week has been awesome! It has really made me think about how
easy my life has been. The world is crazy and we hear so many crazy
stories of peoples lives. I feel so blessed to know that God has
blessed my life so much!

On a happier note, tomorrow is thanksgiving!! We didn't think that we
had a member to go to thanksgiving with so we were going to go with
the Yonkers sisters but then we got a call from the relief society
president that we can go to one of our members houses! So I am so
excited! It's going to be so much fun! It's always good to spend time
with the members and get to know them! I love the members in our area
so much! We serve in a little branch and in my time here I have gotten
to know them all so well! I can't wait to bring my family back here to
meet them all and be able to experience a little bit of this amazing
life here!

A little update on some people....
Oriana is doing ok. We have started teaching her the commandments
along with her daughter and that means that they are getting close to
being ready for baptism. They still haven't come to church yet so that
is definitely a problem that we are working on! Oriana is like my mom
right now! She is awesome! She even told me that I couldn't leave her
house without my coat on hahaha. I love these people so much!
Brenda is just Brenda.. We went over and talked to her for a little
while and I think she is doing a lot better than before! She brings up
the topics of church and missionaries and stuff even though we aren't
so that's at least a step in the right direction!
We also have a new investigator named Adelita. She is from Ecuador and
is like the cutest little lady ever! She's 76 years old and is still
kickin!! Haha. I'll let you know about her as we keep teaching her!
This week I have really learned about the Love that Christ has for me.
For all of us. He suffered for all of our trials, sins, and sadnesses.
I know that this is true because I have felt his love take the pain or
guilt right off of my shoulders. I love my Savior and Redeemer and I
know that he lives and loves us all more than we can imagine.

I love you all so much!

Love, Hermana Bloxham :)

Thanksgiving Turkey

These are taken in Sleepy Hollow around Halloween
This is the whole zone.

Elder Bloxham - Another Transfer down :)

 I've got some awesome news everyone.... I'm staying in Dayton!!!!! I am so excited!! But i've got some bad news as well.... :( Elder Sunderland, Klodnicki, and Packer are all leaving... The D-Town District is getting split up.. But it is okay, the tradition of hard work lives on in Dayton. Also, because it is transfers, i will be getting a new companion, which will be coming straight from the airplane! I'm training again!! :):) There are 11 Elders and 11 Sisters coming out this transfer, which is crazy because the sisters are starting to take ova!! :) Which is awesome because Sister Missionaries are so amazing! :) But I am privileged enough to train a new missionary again :)

      This last week was so so so amazing!!!! We found wonderful new investigators, and taught a lot of people. We taught 22 lessons, and got 5 new Investigators. :) It is so awesome!!

      I am so sad that i am losing Elder Packer. We had so much fun together. We had fun, but got work dun! I have loved serving with him, and not only have i learned patience, trust me, i've learned patience, but i've learned much much more. He is awesome, and will be an amazing missionary throughout his mission.

      So, yesterday i had to speak in sacrament meeting. I was well warned, like a month ahead, and i started to prepare a month ahead, but this last week got so crazy, i forgot that i'd be speaking... So i walk into church and Mario (Rob smith) hands me the program, and right as he reaches out to hand it to me.... I realize i was speaking... So i run into the chapel and sit down and start breaking out the scriptures. I had forgotten the notes i had prepared, but i realized what i could speak on. The Atonement of Jesus Christ, and Faith. Beauty. I won't be able to share my whole talk with you, but i can share the scriptures that i used :) Alma 7:11-13, Ether 12:6-7, John 15: 13-15, and... That is all i can think of right now. But it was such an amazing talk. When i was rummaging through to find scriptures, it felt like i was all over the place. But when i was speaking, it all flowed perfectly together. It was so amazing. :) Oh, also Ether 12:33-34. But it was fun, i enjoyed it.

       I love you guys so much and i'm thankful for the continual support!!

Godspeed!!

-Elder Bloxham

Hermana Bloxham - I never know what to title these... haha

Family and Friends!

Well, this week was crazy exciting and crazy hard for me! It started out good! We got a new investigator named Adelita and we taught Oriana and her daughter Ariam! Adelita is a 76 year old lady from Ecuador! She is convinced that we are going to go back to Ecuador together! Hey, I'm not complaining haha. But she's awesome! Oriana and Ariam are doing awesome too! They are basically like family here for us! I love them!

Then...... drum roll please...... we got our ipads! haha. Its been a blessing for sure but its also taking up a lot of our time! We have to put all of the information about the investigators, less-actives, and members and all of our lessons with them and about them, into an "area book app". It takes FOREVER! But we have juggled our time around and figured out how to make the most of our time doing that. 

We also had stake conference this weekend! It was awesome! We got to have a whole 7 1/2 hours of meetings this weekend! Long but awesome! We learned a lot! I actually learned more from the Sunday Spanish session than the Sunday English session, crazy right? haha. My mind is more used to listening to Spanish I think! We got to have a fireside with a member of the 70. The guy who talked in General Conference about the "exclamation point" haha. He was awesome! I almost cried a few times! He talked about hastening the work! Claro! (of course ;)) It was AMAZING! You can just tell that he is really a servant of the Lord.

So with all of those random things, we only got 7 lessons last week! That's nuts! We are averaging about 19-20! So I felt very down about it, like I wasn't fulfilling my purpose as a missionary and we were just jumping back into the world with our Ipads and Facebook and everything and I just didn't want to use any of them again! haha. But then on Monday, we got out of the house and walked around, talked to lots of people, and taught 4 lessons! Everything from before came right back and I remembered what I was supposed to be doing and now I have so much more drive to work even harder to hasten the work of the Lord! Sometimes we need to experience the hard times to remember our purpose in life and to make it better! Because we cannot know the sweet without the bitter right? 

I know that we are all on the mission of the Lord and that we as members and missionaries we can truly change the world!

I love you all so much and I hope you have an amazing week leading up to Thanksgiving!

Love, Hermana Bloxham :)

 

Pictures from day of transfer

 After surgery

 

 

Elder Bloxham - Amazing Dayton :)

 I want to start off by saying a few things that I'm thankful for :) 1st thing, I'm thankful for my companion. Elder Packer is one amazing person. He is a weirdo, and will always be, but i seriously constantly have a great time with him. We are always laughing, always cracking jokes, and we just love being around each other! 2: I'm thankful for the support of all of you guys. Family, friends, and everybody else. I really enjoy getting letters of encouragement and positive feedback! I love it. 3: i'm thankful for my mission. I have learned so much and have gained such an amazing testimony of this wonderful gospel, that it has literally changed my life. I can honestly promise somebody, anybody, that this gospel WILL bless their life. They WILL be happier. And they WILL come closer to our Savior and a greater understanding of the Atonement. I can't believe i'm so happy all the time. I'm just happy, and i love it.

             We have been privileged enough to have found 9 wonderful new investigators, that have truly been prepared by the Lord. It's absolutely amazing!!

             I am so blessed to have to support of everyone around me. The Branch, the other Dayton Elders, and my Companion Elder Packer. It's amazing :)

             I wanted to share a thought that i've had :)

 

In the MTC, I had to come to know that the Book of Mormon is true, or else i would not be able to testify to anybody once i entered the field. I read it like crazy and prayed hard to receive that witness. It hadn't hit me until i read 3 Nephi chapter 11. When Christ reveals himself, and testifies of the love our Father in Heaven has for us, I was filled with the spirit. I can't tell you what it felt like. It's like trying to describe what the taste of salt to somebody who's never had it. they would just have to taste it to know. I knew it was true. Not a belief, not a thought. A perfect understanding. Joseph Smith. Jesus Christ. The Restoration of the Gospel. Everything is true. Because of the Book of Mormon. The witness of the Holy Ghost is a feeling that you cannot deny. You will know it, and God will know it. You will not be able to deny it.

         Now, i am trapped!! I told God that if he was able to manifest it unto me, i would act on it. He's done his part, now i get to do mine. Talking to people everyday, and testifying to them. Just telling people what i know and how i know it. That is how i can show my love for him.

        This is why they call it the best 2 years :) Because you are always happy, and the Lord is always helping you. Such an amazing blessing!!! :)

 

I love you all so much and thanks again for all the support!!

 

-Elder Bloxham

 

-My prayers go out the people in the Philippines, especially the Johnson Family and the Andus family

Hermana Bloxham - Another Transfer Down!

Hello everybody!

Well, this week has been crazy! Brenda, our investigator that we had a baptismal date with, told us that she doesn't want to talk about religion anymore and she doesn't want to talk to us... That was on Friday, and then on Sunday she came to church with her cousins! So we were really confused about what she really wants, and I can tell you that I still have no idea, but I really hope that she still takes steps to come back up to where she was in her testimony. We are trying to figure out how we can still be examples to her but take a step off a little bit and show her that we love her, and we don't Just want to baptize her! She is like my adopted little sister! I love her so much! 

So, it's been hard to see her digress in her testimony so quickly, but this week I have realized that no matter what, if I am being 100% obedient, working my hardest, and learning and teaching, I am always happy. Yes we have hard times every day, with investigators, less-actives and members but there is always a positive event that enables us to remember why we are really here as missionaries. I am a representative of Jesus Christ and with that responsibility, there can be no time for being sad, because we are on the best errand ever! If we just keep an eternal perspective and see the good from every situation, we can be truly happy! 

The other week, Sister Livingston and I were praying that we could have time to teach Brenda's aunt, who is a less-active/active member alone to try to help her testimony grow and not just Brenda's. (And this is something that I just realized yesterday!) With that prayer, Brenda decided to move out of her aunts house into her mom's house again so now we have all the time we want to teach Fila alone! It's a crazy way for the Lord to answer our prayer but I can now see that it was truly an answer to our prayers! Life is all about accepting the Lord's timing and letting Him truly take over and run our lives for us! If I can learn to do that on my mission, it will be a success and I will truly be able to do it so much better in life after the mission!

I know that the Lord answers prayers and that if we let Him, He will guide us in every step of our lives. I love this gospel and that is why I'm here as a missionary, to share this love with everyone who will hear, that I know that we have a Savior and Redeemer and we can be healed through His love!

I love you all so much and I ask one more time for some help in finding some people to teach on Facebook or Skype! We are getting our IPad's on Friday! So please help us out!!

Love, Hermana Bloxham :) 

Elder Bloxham - Miracles :)

This week was so awesome!!!!! The first of it was pretty dang uneventful, but from Thursday on, we caught fire! We were able to find 6 new investigators, and teach 15 lessons. We didn't teach or find a single investigator until Thursday, so all of the "amazing" was from Thursday on! We have been praying so hard for new people to teach, and the Lord was able to provide.

     I was lucky enough to go to the Zone Leader Council this week. It was an amazing meeting!! I learned so much, and what was awesome is President Porter pulled me aside afterwords and told me his expectations of me. He expects so much out of me, which kinda makes me nervous, but it's amazing to know that he thinks that. We might see some craziness happen next transfer.... :/ haha

    Elder Packer is hilarious. There is never a dull moment with this goon. Seriously, one of the weirdest slash funniest slash weird slash..... hahah (mom :) ) But seriously, such a goon. He's learning quiet a bit, and hasn't fallen off his bike yet, so that is improvement!! I wish i could send videos home of him, but they wont send, i'll have to just send the memory card home and you can see him in action! :) it's great!!

     I can't even begin to describe how much love heavenly father has for us. "We love him, because he loved us first" 1 John 4:18-19. He loves us so much and is always watching out for us. If you are going through a trial, it is because god loves you enough to allow you to grow. Be greatful for the trials because that is when you grow the most.

 

Thank you all for the love and support!!

 

Also, I pray that the missionaries and the people of the Philippines will be okay!!.....

 

Love, Elder Bloxham

A cool thing we found so we took pictures by it

Some fall colors of Dayton :)

A freaky Tornado warning we got at 11:30 at night!! haha, nothing came of it but lotsa wind

More Creativity....

Julie McIntyre's Baptism

Elder Packer pumping up his bike, for the millionth time

My awesome Cannondale!!! Love this bike

Stay on the trail!!!!! 

 The straight and narrow path

The Dayton missionaries

 Me, Elder Bloxham, standing on a big log :)

Me doing a handstand on a tree that fell over

Elder Packer thuggin'